Tuesday, March 20, 2007

R.I.P. Karen Mahoney

I'd like to ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Karen Mahoney. She was a teacher in Thomas's autism unit, and his home room teacher last year, and died last Thursday, during the Spring Break. We will miss her.

He doesn't understand about things like Death. I told him, "We have to say bye-bye Karen," and he just answered "Bye-bye Karen!" He doesn't express understanding of *absence* very clearly. When something disappears, he may not seem to notice it, but if it comes back, he'll react very strongly. He's very innocent, and really doesn't understand grief. In some ways his life is easier than ours.

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I'm a married lady with 3 kids, all at different spots on the autism spectrum. In my spare time I translate and create English subtitles for obscure French movies. I also bake, garden and build computers.